The Battle Over Citizen Kane

1996 ""

The Battle Over Citizen Kane

7.7 | 1h48m | NR | en | Documentary

Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles' Citizen Kane (1941). Features interviews with Welles' and Hearst's co-workers also acts as a relatively complete biograph of Hearst's career.

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7.7 | 1h48m | NR | en | Documentary , TV Movie

Synopsis

Cast

Peter Bogdanovich ,Marion Davies ,Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

Director

Michael Chin

Producted By

WGBH ,

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Cast

Peter Bogdanovich

as Self

[2024] Willie and Me [2023] The Wild One [2021] Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster [2020] Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies [2020] Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness [2020] Audrey [2020] Morning Has Broken [2018] The Other Side of the Wind [2018] The Great Buster: A Celebration

Marion Davies

as Self (archive footage)

[2021] Citizen Hearst [2015] Leslie Howard: The Man Who Gave a Damn [1996] The Battle Over Citizen Kane [1937] Ever Since Eve [1936] Hearts Divided [1936] Cain and Mabel [1935] Page Miss Glory [1934] Operator 13 [1933] Peg o' My Heart

Douglas Fairbanks Jr.

as Self

[2002] Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star [1996] The Battle Over Citizen Kane [1987] Hollywood Uncensored [1982] The Pirates Of Penzance [1981] Ghost Story [1980] The Hostage Tower [1980] Hollywood [1967] The Funniest Man in the World [1951] Mr. Drake's Duck